Picking The Perfect Game Bottle To Spin

Added: 07/30/2007

Ok so spin the bottle is not exactly an Olympic event and choosing the perfect game bottle is not really that important. Or is it? When you play spin the bottle you need to be sure that the bottle you are using will spin first of all and then you need to be sure that it can spin will staying in one place. It sounds oh so basic and simple but there is a science, possibly even an art, in choosing the perfect game bottle for the very important party game of spin the bottle.

Spin the bottle is the ultimate alienation game played at nearly every teenage kids’ party that happens in the entire world. It is in the same category as dodgeball and 7 minutes in heaven as games that the popular kids use to make sure that the unpopular kids don’t get to play. Traditionally spin the bottle is played at gatherings of pre-teens, and early teens, as these kids awkwardly try to find a way to steal their first kiss from that person that they have had a crush on in school for months. The potential for life altering pleasure, or life crushing embarrassment, in a game like spin the bottle is extremely high. With so much on the line it is essential to make sure that you choose only the most perfect game bottle. For the party host choosing the wrong game bottle can be a source of ongoing embarrassment for possibly years to come. For the players having the wrong type of game bottle can turn a game designed for sheepish pleasures into somewhat of a disaster. So what are the characteristics of the perfect game bottle? Let us take a look and see for ourselves.

The very first thing about a perfect game bottle for spin the bottle is that it really should be empty. As an adult form of spin the bottle that is part of the game. First you spend a little time emptying the game bottle then you start spinning it. For the underage crowd that cannot drink alcohol the same concept could apply although the emptying of a non alcoholic bottle will have significantly different affects on the outcome of the game. But the bottle should be empty and, regardless of how it got that way, it should be completely empty to avoid any complications during game play such as potentially ruining the carpet or maybe even getting some soda on the object of your spin the bottle affections.

Let’s put together a simple list of the kinds of bottle that should not be used as the game bottle for spin the bottle. First let us eliminate milk cartons. Under no circumstances should you even consider using a milk carton. They don’t spin well and they are milk cartons. Who wants to see a milk carton at a party? Try and stay away from bottles with large openings like some of the juice bottles out there. The prospect of spinning a bottle with a one inch wide opening and have it pointing at the person you have had a crush on since 2nd grade is probably not a good one. In the end the size of the opening does matter as it can come to mean different things to different people and nothing slows a game of spin the bottle down more than uncontrollable giggling. Try to avoid plastic bottles as they are much too light to be effective and they can have a tendency to roll all over the place rather than just staying in place like a good spin the bottle bottle should.

What kinds of bottles can be used? Empty glass bottles make the best game bottles and the heavier the base of the bottle the better. If you are of drinking age then there is a plethora of perfect spin the bottle game bottles to choose from. Ones with the longer necks and the heavier bases are perfect game bottles and, as was mentioned previously, emptying said game bottle is an important part of adult spin the bottle. For those that cannot drink the try and get your hands on soda bottles. While it is true that the major soda pop makers no longer use glass bottles, there is a whole other part of the soda pop industry that does use glass bottles. Check with your local grocery store and I am sure you will find soda pop in glass bottles and make sure you get interesting flavors to make the emptying of the bottles more fun. The size of the game bottle is not really important. As long as it is balanced well, and everyone can see it, then any size of game bottle will be perfect for your game of spin the bottle.

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